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望み薄

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 望み薄.

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Entry

望み薄のぞみうすNoun～な Adj.Freq #39678
1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

望

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

11 strokesFrequency 470JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ボウモウ

Kun

のぞ.むもち

Nanori

みも
薄

dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass

16 strokesFrequency 1,009JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ハク

Kun

うす.いうす--うすうす.めるうす.まるうす.らぐうす.ら-うす.れるすすき

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